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Up in Smoke • AT LAST, THE WEST IS TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS MEGAFIRES. BUT WE’VE DONE NOTHING TO PREPARE FOR THEIR BIGGEST THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH.

As Above, So Below • PHOTOGRAPHER CHRISTIAN VIZL DOCUMENTS THE OCEAN’S BEAUTY TO SHOW US WHAT WE’RE RAVAGING

Sun Lit • OUR SUMMER BOOK LIST HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

Making Waves • A NEW FILM EXPLORES AN ALL-FEMALE SAILING TEAM’S HISTORIC FEAT

Come to Papa • HE’S A GOOD MAN. GET HIM GIFTS THAT WILL LAST.

Go the Distance • GEAR TO KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE ON THE TRAIL, WHETHER YOU’RE OUT FOR TWO DAYS OR TEN

Down and Dirty • KICKS FOR ALL YOUR OFF-ROAD PURSUITS

The Big Wheels Keep On Turning • FROM CROSS-COUNTRY TO ENDURO, 29ERS ARE DOMINATING THE TRAIL

Head to Toe • SHADES AND SHOES FOR WHEREVER YOUR JOURNEY TAKES YOU

Kick the Tires and Light the Fires • From the Canadian Kootenay Rockies to southwestern hot springs, we found the best stretches of road for epic summer adventures

The Party Line • WHETHER YOU’RE IN THE MOOD FOR BEER AND BARBECUE, A DANCE PARTY, OR A SHOT OF ADRENALINE, THESE NINE EVENTS ARE A GUARANTEED BLAST

Fake It till You Make It • THE DAYS OF VEGGIE BURGERS THAT TASTE LIKE CARDBOARD ARE OVER

The Bleeding Edge • SHOULD FIT, ACTIVE ADULTS BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR BLOOD SUGAR? THE ANSWER MIGHT BE YES.

Take a Stab • Want to try tracking your blood sugar? Here are some high-quality options.

Slow Lane • RULES FOR MAXIMIZING YOUR REST DAYS

Upgrade Your Chill Pill • CBD IS IN EVERYTHING NOW. CANNABIDIOL-INFUSED BATH BOMB, ANYONE?

Second Run • AFTER A CRASH, SKIER ROY TUSCANY FOUNDED THE HIGH FIVES FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT OTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED ATHLETES

It’s Not About the Bike! • ÖTILLÖ SWIMRUN is a grueling race series alternating long passages of open-water swimming with rugged runs of up to 40 miles. But unlike a triathlon, there’s no biking. That’s great news for W. HODDING CARTER, a former collegiate swimmer who plans to qualify for the world championship. At age 56.

Bite Me • Since 2000, Tim Friede, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin, has endured some 200 snakebites and 700 injections of lethal snake venom. Every one of them was on purpose, part of a masochistic quest to immunize his body and offer his blood to scientists seeking a universal antivenom. For nearly two decades, few took him seriously. Then a gifted young immunologist stumbled upon Friede on YouTube—and became convinced that he was the key to conquering snakebites forever.

The Shape of Water • At 1.1 million acres, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is one of the largest and most popular backcountry destinations in the U.S. and a longtime proving ground for adventurers. But now the region is facing the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining. STEPHANIE PEARSON paddles into the wild.

A Supposedly Fun Thing I Just Might Do Again • THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT PRIMLAND THAT MADE EMILY NUNN SEE RED—A LAVISH AND EXPENSIVE OUTDOOR XANADU SITUATED NEAR HER BELOVED VIRGINIA HOMETOWN. THEN SHE WENT THERE AND HAD… A PRETTY GOOD TIME. BLAME THE TROUT STREAM AND THE 400-THREAD-COUNT LINENS.

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